Michael Blanchard took the loss for the Monarchs, who were 0 for 16 with men in scoring position. Kyle Battle, who had ODU’s RBI, and teammate Vinnie Pasquantino each had two hits. …

Villanova recorded 13 hits in each game and got solid pitching from its two starters to take a doubleheader from Norfolk State, 11-3 and 14-1, and complete a three-game weekend sweep of the host Spartans.

Villanova's David Gulati had four hits, including a home run, and five RBIs to lead the Wildcats. Woodside High graduate Justin Burrell homered in Game 1 for the Spartans (0-3).

Pitchers Jonathan Mahoney and Trey Hanchey — both starting for the first time for NSU — recorded seven strikeouts apiece. …

Liberty swept VCU in a doubleheader in Lynchburg, winning 14-10 and 4-2 to complete a three-game series sweep.

The Flames overcame an 8-3 deficit in Game 1, a contest in which former Pilot Jonathan Embry was 1 for 2 with two runs, two RBIs and three walks. In Game 2, he was 3 for 5 with an RBI. ...

James Madison won 5-1, 4-3 in a doubleheader at High Point to finish a three-game sweep.

The Dukes set the tone in the first inning of Sunday’s Game 1 as Adam Sisk and Conor Hartigan hit back-to-back home runs. …

Apprentice (4-3) swept a doubleheader at War Memorial Stadium with 3-0 and 14-0 shutouts of Penn State Mont Alto (0-2).

In Game 1, Luke Schanback struck out nine and yielded two hits in six innings for the victory. Darius Harris hit a two-run double in the fourth inning.

In Game 2, winner Mathew Jensen, a left-hander from Poquoson, pitched five innings and got plenty of offensive support. Mike Brumfield went 4 for 4 with three RBIs, while Maxwell Burcham went 3 for 4 and scored three times. ...

Christopher Newport (4-2) lost 4-1 to tournament host Methodist (5-1) in the finale of the Monarchs’ invitational in Fayetteville, N.C.

Craig Johnson scored CNU’s run on a wild pitch in the first inning. Jordan Mason had two of the Captains’ six hits.

Methodist had 11 hits, including three apiece by Davis Cass and Ethan Carmack. …

Stratford leveled its record at 4-4 and ended a three-game slide by beating Bryant & Stratton 13-4.

Softball:

Norfolk State (4-2) swept South Carolina State 10-2, 10-1 in a doubleheader in Savannah, Ga., as Meaghan Barfield batted 5 for 7 with two homers, eight RBI and four runs.

Freshman Tuli Iosefa hit a three-run home run in the first game, while junior Shelby DesChamps batted 3 for 3 with three runs. She added another three runs and stole four bases in Game 2, hitting 2 for 3 in that contest.

Men’s golf:

William and Mary men’s fired a final-round 291 to win The Invitational at Savannah Harbor for the second straight season in Georgia. The Tribe, at 10-under-par 854 for 54 holes, held off Austin Peay by three strokes.

Junior Gavin deFisserled the Tribe by taking second place individually. He fired a 71 to finish at 5-under 211. …

Old Dominion opened its spring season with a 13th-place finish at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate in southern California.

ODU, the only East Coast team in the 23-team field, was 20 over par, finished five shots behind No. 26 Tennessee. California, the 19th-ranked team in the nation, won at 47 under par in a tournament that featured six top-40 teams.

Nick Rencis (2 under) was the highest-placing Monarch. The sophomore from New Jersey entered the day in a tie for third, but carded a 6-over 78 in the final round and finished in a tie for 22nd.